List of women electronic literature writers

This is a list of electronic literature authors and works (that originate from digital environments), and its critics. Electronic literature is a literary genre consisting of works of literature that originate within digital environments. This is a list of notable women writers of electronic literature . ^{[1] [2]}

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Names not yet covered by Wikipedia articles should be adequately referenced. This is an ongoing Wikipedia Project.)

Contents: 

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Annie Abrahams (born 1954), Dutch performance artist and writer, pioneering collective writing experiments
• Mabel Addis (1912–2004), American writer, teacher and game designer
• Laurie Anderson (1947), American artist, musician, electronic performance pioneer
• Anna Anthropy (fl 2010), American video game designer and interactive fiction author
• Kate Armstrong (fl 2000s), Canadian multimedia artist, experimental writer and curator

B

• Pat Badani (fl. 2000s), Canadian-American digital artist and writer
• Adriana de Barros (born 1976), Portuguese-Canadian illustrator, creator of interactive narratives and poems
• Zoe Beloff (born 1958), American web serial creator
• Caroline Bergvall (born 1962), French-Norwegian poet experimenting with sound art performances
• Lillian-Yvonne Bertram (fl 2000s –2020s), American digital storyteller and poet
• Carroll Parrott Blue (1943–2019), African American filmmaker, creator of hypermedia works combining film and text
• Natalie Bookchin (fl 2000s), American new media artist
• Laura Borràs i Castanyer (born 1970), Catalan electronic literature editor and critic (as well as a politician)
• Amaranth Borsuk (born 1981), American poet experimenting with digital poetry
• Mez Breeze (fl 1990s), Australian artist practicing digital poetry and electronic literature
• Amy Briggs (born 1962), American video game developer involved in interactive fiction
• Jennifer Brozek (born 1970), American author and game design writer
• Nancy Buchanan (born 1946), American artist involved in digital performance art and fictional narrative
• Oni Buchanan (born 1975), American new media poet

C

• J.R. Carpenter (born 1972), Canadian-British artist and writer active in digital literature
• Lynda Clark (born 1981), British author, creator of interactive fiction
• Kathryn Cramer (born 1962), science fiction writer, critic and hypertext editor
• Carolina Gainza (born 1978), Chilean researcher and sociologist, specializing in digital literature and culture

D

• Caterina Davinio (born 1957), Italian poet, novelist and new media artist
• Sharon Daniel (fl 1990s – 2010s), American new media educator and writer
• Christy Dena (fl 2010), Australian writer, game designer and scholar
• Debra Di Blasi (born 1957), American hyperfiction educator and writer
• Claire Dinsmore (born 1961), American jeweller, designer and new media artist
• J. Yellowlees Douglas (born 1962), American writer, hypertext fiction scholar
• Kate Durbin (fl. 2009), American fiction and poetry writer

E

• Adrienne Eisen (born 1966, a.k.a. Penelope Trunk), American writer, blogger and entrepreneur
• Lori Emerson (fl 2000s), new media preservationist and scholar
• Astrid Ensslin (fl 2000s), German digital humanities scholar active in digital fiction and video games
• Heid E. Erdrich (born 1963), Native American video poet
• Tina Escaja (born 1965), Spanish-American writer and digital artist

F

• Natalia Fedorova (born 1981), Russian media artist, scholar, writer
• Caitlin Fisher, Canadian media artist and scholar
• Mary Flanagan (fl 2000s), American game designer
• Vera Frenkel (born 1938), Canadian multimedia artist

G

• Belén Gache (born 1960), Spanish-Argentine novelist and experimental writer
• Dora García (born 1965), Spanish interactive and web performer
• Samantha Gorman (fl 2010), American game developer employing touchscreen narratives, such as The Under Presents
• Dene Grigar (fl 2000), American multimedia artist, former president of the Electronic Literature Organization
• Diane Gromala (born 1960), Canadian computer science and virtual reality designer
• Carolyn Guertin, Canadian educator, author, and critic

H

• Amira Hanafi (born 1979), American/Egyptian artist and poet active in electronic literature
• Auriea Harvey (born 1971), artist, digital storyteller, and video game producer
• N. Katherine Hayles (born 1943), American literary critic and academic active in electronic literature
• Porpentine Charity Heartscape (born 1987), video game designer involving hypertext and interactive fiction
• Amy Hennig (born 1964), American video game developer and script writer
• Janet Holmes (fl 2000s), American poet and professor
• Kathy Rae Huffman (fl 1970s – 1990s), American writer and expert for video and media art

J

• Shelley Jackson (born 1963), American experimental writer and artist
• Helen Varley Jamieson (born 1966), New Zealand digital media artist, cyperperformance creator
• Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo (fl 2000s),Guatemala digital artist, educator
• Natalie Jeremijenko (born 1966), new media artist and engineer

K

• Yael Kanarek (born 1967), Israeli-American internet artist and writer
• Jayne Fenton Keane (fl 2000s), Australian multimedia poet
• Judith Kerman (fl 1970s-2020s), American oet creating generative works
• Lisbeth Klastrup (born 1970), Danish digital and social media scholar
• Alison Knowles (born 1933), American installation artist using visual, aural and tactile elements

L

• Tina La Porta (born 1967), American digital artist and writer
• Deena Larsen (born 1964), American new media and hypertext author
• Brenda Laurel (born 1950), Video game developer
• Olia Lialina (born 1971), Russian internet artist and experimental film critic
• Christine Love (born 1989), Canadian novelist, interactive fiction writer and video game developer
• Marjorie Luesebrink (1943–2023), pen name M.D. Coverley, American author of hypertext fiction

M

• Judy Malloy (born 1942), poet employing hypernarrative and information art
• Cathy Marshall (fl 1990s), collaborative hypertext researcher and developer
• Kathleen McConnell, pen name Kathy Mac (fl 2000s), Canadian poet
• María Mencía (fl 1999), Spanish-born media artist active in electronic literature
• Janet Murray (born 1946), electronic literature critic and designer

N

• Ruth Nestvold (born 1958), American writer

O

• Jaishree Odin (fl 1990s), American electronic literature scholar

P

• Allison Parrish (fl 2000s), American poet, games designer and creator of poetry bots
• Celia Pearce (born 1961), American game designer
• Judith Pintar (fl 1980s), sociologist, harp player and author of interactive fiction
• Jessica Pressman (fl 2010), American academic and author involved in electronic literature, digital poetry and media
• Kate Pullinger (born 1961), Canadian novelist and academic, author of digital fiction

Q

• Alissa Quart (born 1972), American writer, poet and multimedia author
• Zoë Quinn (born 1987), American video game developer, interactive fiction writer

R

• Jean Rabe (fl 1970s), Canadian journalist, novelist and game writer
• Melinda Rackham (fl 1980s), Australian writer, digital artist and curator
• Rita Raley (fl 2000s), American researcher, editor, and critic
• Margaret Rhee (fl 2011), American new media artist with an interest in digital participatory action
• Francesca da Rimini (fl. 1990s), new media artist and cyberfeminist
• Raquel Salas Rivera (born 1985), Puerto Rican non-binary artist
• Marie-Laure Ryan (fl 2000s), electronic literature scholar

S

• Alexandra Saemmer, French author of digital poetry, and critic
• Christy Sheffield Sanford, American web-specific writer and creator
• Emily Short (fl 2000s), American interactive fiction writer
• Lisa Smedman (fl 1997), Canadian writer of science fiction and gaming adventure novels
• Hazel Smith (born 1950s), Australian experimental and performance poet
• Sarah Smith (born 1947), American author and hypertext novelist
• Cheryl Sourkes (born 1945), Canadian new media artist
• Stephanie Strickland (born 1942), American poet, author of digital poems
• Kim Stringfellow (born 1963), American photography and multimedia artist
• Lisa Swanstrom (fl 2010), American researcher in literature, media theory and the digital humanities

T

• Christine Tamblyn (1951–1998), American media artist, critic, and educator
• Sue Thomas (born 1951), British new media author
• Helen Thorington (1928–2023), American radio artist and composer
• Penelope Trunk (born 1966), American writer, hypertext novelist and entrepreneur

U

• Ana María Uribe (1944–2004), Argentine poet working with visual poetry
• Camille Utterback (born 1970), American interactive installation artist

W

• Rae White (fl 2010 – 2020s), Australian non-binary new media poet
• Christine Wilks (born 1960), British digital writer and artist
• Roberta Williams (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
• Josephine Wilson (fl. 2010s), Australian writer
• Adrianne Wortzel (born 1941), American artist using robotics in her works
• Nanette Wylde (fl. 1990s), American artist and writer active in net art and electronic literature

Y

• Jin-me Yoon (born 1960), Canadian visual artist

Z

• Jody Zellen (born 1961), American digital artist and art critic
• Marina Zurkow (born 1962), American visual and electronic artist

See also

• List of electronic literature authors, critics, and works

References

1. "Electronic Literature Organization". ELO. 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
2. "Welcome to The NEXT". The Next. Retrieved 13 September 2022.